The following open records decisions were issued by the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General last week:
1. 20-ORD-187 (In re: Jarrod Douglas/Central City)
Summary: Central City did not violate the Open Records Act, or subvert its intent, when it denied a request for in-person inspection during the current state of emergency.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2020/20-ORD-1…
2. 20-ORD-188 (In re: Stephen Zoglman/Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools, Inc.)
Summary: In the absence of any evidence that the Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools was established, created, and controlled by a public agency, or that a majority of its governing body is appointed by a public agency, the Foundation is not a public agency that must comply with the Open Records Act.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2020/20-ORD-1…
3. 20-ORD-189 (In re: Kevin Bunton/Department of Public Advocacy)
Summary: Department of Public Advocacy did not violate the Open Records Act when it did not provide a record that did not exist. An appeal filed prior to the expiration of an agency's time to respond to an open records request is premature and consequently unperfected.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2020/20-ORD-1…
4. 20-ORD-190 (In re: Stephen Marshall/Kentucky Parole Board)
Summary: Kentucky Parole Board did not violate the Open Records Act when it was unable to provide a record that no longer exists due to a technical malfunction.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2020/20-ORD-1…
5. 20-ORD-191 (In re:Joseph Durso/Louisville Metro Police Department)
Summary: Because Louisville Metro Police Department failed to respond to an open records request within the statutory time period for doing so, it violated the Open Records Act.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2020/20-ORD-1…
6. 20-ORD-192 (In re: Kevin Dohn/Louisville Metro Government)
Summary: Louisville Metro Government violated the Open Records Act when it failed to issue a timely written response to a request to inspect records. Metro also violated the Act when it failed to conduct a search for responsive records. However, Metro did not violate the Act when it withheld records containing certain confidential and proprietary information under KRS 61.878(1)(c)1.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2020/20-ORD-1…
